1. College of Science and Humanity Studies, Al-Kharj

2. Level2 (2nd Semester)

3. Course Title :Grammar2

4. Prepared by Teacher: Bahia Khalifa Ibrahim

5. Objectives :  The aim of the lecture is to shed light on count and non count nouns.  The use of |How much v.s How many  Common units of measurement  non count nouns with there + be  Little v.s a few  Not much v.s Not many

6. Count & Non Count Nouns Non count nouns include: Ideas( history, knowledge) Emotions or feelings(satisfaction, peace) Activities( tennis, swimming) Mass nouns(things that can be measured: gasoline, rive) or grouped together( furniture) The most common mass nouns are names of food.

7. ExamplesExplanationsNounsStructure We need breadNon count nouns are singular and take singular verbs. bread, coffee, meat, butter cheese rice Non Count Nouns There is not any coffee left Is there some rice? Some &any are used with non count nouns

8. ExamplesExplanat ions NounsStructure We’re having chicken for dinner They need glass for the window Some nouns are either count or non count, depending on their meaning. business, a business, chicken, a chicken glass, a glass Non Count or count Nouns Could I have a glass of water? A, or an are used with these nouns when they are count nouns

9. How much v.s How many. ExamplesExplanationsStructure How much bread do we have? We have a little bread. We don’ have any bread. How much is used to ask questions with non count nouns. Answers may include indefinite adjectives: a lot(of), lots of, some, much, (a) little, or not...any. Non Count nouns

10. ExamplesExplanationsStructure How many loaves of bread shall we have? Don’t buy very many loaves. Buy a few loaves of bread. How many is used to ask questions with count nouns. Answers may include indefinite adjectives: a lot(of), lots of, some, many, (a) few, or not...any. Count Nouns

11. Note : The Expressions (not) any, a lot of, and lots of may be used with both count and non count nouns.

12. Common Units of Measurements ItemsUnits of Measurements Sugar, potato chips,bag Candy, hand soapbar Cereal, detergentbox Ketchup, juice, soda, other liquids bottle Eggs, milkcartoon Cake, pie, meatpiece All liquid and dry ingredientsCup, tablespoon, teaspoon

13. Non count Nouns with There+ be There + be is used with non count nouns. With non count nouns, the verb be is always singular: there is, there was, there has been. Indefinite article( a, an) aren’t used.

14. Non Count Nouns With There Be PluralSingularStructure There is always good available in New York. Non count nouns There is a good documentary on tonight. Count nouns

15. (A) little v.s (A) few; Not much v.s Not Many Phrase that express quantities or amounts can be used with nouns. Some are used with count nouns, and others with non count nouns.

16. (A) little v.s (A) few; Not much v.s Not Many ExamplesNon count nounsExamplesCount nouns There is a little milk left in the cartoon There is some milk left A littleThere are a few apples left There are some apples left A few There is little milk left( very small amount, probably not enough) littlefew apples are left( there is very small number of apples probably not as many as we want or need) Few There isn’t much milk left in the cartoon. Not muchThere aren’t many apples left Not many

17. The with Locations & Other Special Uses The is used with many proper names and with other specific locations.

18. The with Locations Proper nouns without The Proper nouns with TheLocations AfricaThe continent of AfricaContinents ArgentinaThe Republic of ArgentinaCountries New YorkThe states of New YorkStates King Abdullah King of Saudi ArabiaPeople The Tower of London The Boston public Library Buildings & Landmarks Riyadh, Abha,The Amazon River The River Nile Geographical features